BlackRock Group Form 8.3 - Smurfit Kappa Group plc (4270P)

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RNS Number : 4270P

BlackRock Group

29 May 2018

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FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

   1.       KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing      BlackRock, Inc. 
 (Note 1) 
Company dealt in            Smurfit Kappa Group plc 
                            ======================== 
Class of relevant security  EUR0.001 ordinary shares 
 to which the dealings 
 being disclosed relate 
 (Note 2) 
                            ======================== 
Date of dealing             25 May 2018 
                            ======================== 
 
   2.         INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS 

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

 
                                           Long                  Short 
                             Number            (%)    Number           (%) 
                             =========  ====  =====  =========  ====  ==== 
(1) Relevant securities        12,705,151 (5.35%)          0 (0.00%) 
                             ======================  ===================== 
(2) Derivatives (other 
 than options)                  183,267 (0.07%)            0 (0.00%) 
                             ======================  ===================== 
(3) Options and agreements 
 to purchase/sell                  0 (0.00%)            138,000 (0.05%) 
                             ======================  ===================== 
Total                          12,888,418 (5.43%)       138,000 (0.05%) 
                             ======================  ===================== 
 
 

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

 
Class of relevant security:                Long                Short 
                              Number          (%)   Number           (%) 
                              =======  ====  ====  =========  ====  ==== 
(1) Relevant securities 
                              ===================  ===================== 
 
  (2) Derivatives (other 
  than options) 
                              ===================  ===================== 
 
  (3) Options and agreements 
  to purchase/sell 
                              ===================  ===================== 
Total 
                              ===================  ===================== 
 
 

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   1.       DEALINGS (Note 4) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
 
  Purchase/sale            Number of relevant securities        Price per unit 
                                                                (Note 5) 
Sale              21,186                                  GBP 30.8226 
                  ======================================  ==================== 
Sale              488                                     EUR 34.4000 
                  ======================================  ==================== 
Sale              1,931                                   EUR 35.4400 
                  ======================================  ==================== 
 

Please note: there was also a Transfer In of 2,996 Shares

   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
Product     Nature of transaction   Number of relevant   Price per 
 name,       (Note 6)                securities           unit 
 e.g. CFD                            (Note 7)             (Note 5) 
CFD         Increasing Long         6                   EUR 35.2233 
            ======================  ==================  =========== 
CFD         Increasing Long         697                 EUR 35.4528 
            ======================  ==================  =========== 
CFD         Reducing Long           3,162               EUR 35.4122 
            ======================  ==================  =========== 
 
   (c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
   (i)       Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product     Writing,      Number of       Exercise  Type,            Expiry  Option 
 name,       selling,      securities      price     e.g. American,   date    money paid/received 
 e.g. call   purchasing,   to which                  European                 per unit 
 option      varying       the option                etc.                     (Note 5) 
             etc.          relates (Note 
                           7) 
 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,             Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call option                                    per unit (Note 
                                                     5) 
 
 
   (d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4) 
 
Nature of transaction         Details      Price per unit 
 (Note 8)                                   (if applicable) 
                                            (Note 5) 
 
 

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   2.       OTHER INFORMATION 

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

None

   Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                    YES 
 
Date of disclosure            28 May 2018 
Contact name                  Jana Blumenstein 
                              ================ 
Telephone number              [phone] 
                              ================ 
If a connected EFM, name 
 of offeree/offeror with 
 which connected 
                              ================ 
If a connected EFM, state 
 nature of connection (Note 
 10) 
                              ================ 
 

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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1 AND RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 8.1(a) & (b)(i), Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

 
 Product       Written,         Number of relevant     Exercise     Type, e.g.   Expiry 
  name,         or purchased     securities             price        American,    date 
  e.g. call                      to which the           (Note        European 
  option                         option or derivative   2)           etc. 
                                 relates 
Call Option   Written          40,000                  EUR 36.1530  European    13/06/2018 
              ===============  ======================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
Call Option   Written          40,000                  EUR 36.2972  European    27/06/2018 
              ===============  ======================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
Call Option   Written          58,000                  EUR 35.535   European    12/07/2018 
              ===============  ======================  ===========  ==========  ========== 
 

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell must also be given on this form.

   2.          For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. 

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

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